Home video changed the world. The cultural and historical impact of the VHS tape was enormous. This film traces the ripples of that impact by examining the myriad aspects of society that were altered by the creation of videotape.
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Ben Jousan | ... | Himself - VHS Collector |
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David Gregory | ... | Himself - Severin Films |
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Micah Matthews | ... | Himself - ReeDistraction.com |
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Mike Vraney | ... | Himself - Something Weird Video |
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Don May Jr. | ... | Himself - Synapse Films |
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Brian Kelley | ... | Himself - Home Video Aficionado |
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Kelly-sue Calderon | ... | Herself - VHS Collector |
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Joey Gravis | ... | Himself - VHS Collector |
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Heather Hankamer | ... | Herself - Manager, Premiere Video |
| Tommy Swenson | ... | Himself - Video Editor, Alamo Drafthouse | |
| Frank Henenlotter | ... | Himself - Writer & Director, Basket Case | |
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Shôko Nakahara | ... | Herself - Actor, Visitor Q (as Showko Nakahara) |
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Tom Mes | ... | Himself - MidnightEye.com |
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Dimitri Simakis | ... | Himself - Video Alchemist, Everything is Terrible |
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Zack Carlson | ... | Himself - Author, Destroy All Movies |
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In the 1980s, few pieces of home electronics did more to redefine popular culture than the videocassette recorder. With it, the film and television media were never the same as the former gained a valuable new revenue stream and popular penetration while the latter's business model was forever disrupted. This film covers the history of the device with its popular acceptance opening a new venue for independent filmmakers and entrepreneurs. In addition, various collectors of the now obsolete medium and its nostalgically esoteric fringe content are profiled as well. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
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27 August 2013 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Josh Johnson's "Rewind This!" is a look at the rise of home video and the effect that it had on entertainment. As a member of the first generation that never knew a world without video cassettes, I could relate to some of the stuff that the interviewees say. I of course started out by watching Bugs Bunny cartoons on the newly released videos, and I always liked watching them over and over again.
Part of the pleasure in the documentary is watching the scenes from some of the movies that the featured video stores carry, such as disemboweled bodies. Sometimes my friends and I would watch scenes in slasher flicks over and over again (namely the tent scene in "Jason Goes to Hell"). Thanks to Movie Madness, I've seen some pretty obscure flicks.
"Rewind This!" prompts me to ask another question: why aren't certain movies available for home viewing? My mom often tells me about "The Gravy Train" (about some friends who hatch a robbery scheme to get rich) and Michael Apted's "Stardust" (about the rise and fall of a rock star; not to be confused with a 2007 movie with the same title). She saw both movies in the theater when they got released, but neither ever got released on VHS, and neither has gotten released on DVD. One would think that since the studios could make money by releasing them, so that would be enough of a motivation. Meanwhile, they release every stupid Tom Cruise movie.
Anyway, it's fun to watch the documentary and learn all this stuff about the medium. Truly fun stuff.